Quark QuarkCopyDesk 8.5 User guide

A Guide to QuarkCopyDesk

8.5

Contents

About this guide...............................................................................9

What we're assuming about you............................................................................9

Where to go for help..............................................................................................9

Conventions..........................................................................................................10

Technology note...................................................................................................10

The user interface...........................................................................11

Menus...................................................................................................................11

QuarkCopyDesk menu (Mac OS only)...........................................................................11

File menu.......................................................................................................................12

Edit menu......................................................................................................................12

Style menu.....................................................................................................................13

Component menu.........................................................................................................15

View menu.....................................................................................................................15

Utilities menu.................................................................................................................16

Window menu...............................................................................................................17

Context menus......................................................................................................18

Palettes.................................................................................................................18

Measurements palette...................................................................................................18

Style Sheets palette.......................................................................................................19

Colors palette................................................................................................................19

Lists palette...................................................................................................................20

Glyphs palette...............................................................................................................21

Picture Effects palette...................................................................................................22

Palette groups and palette sets............................................................................23

Splitting a window................................................................................................24

Articles and components.................................................................25

Understanding articles and components..............................................................25

Reading order...............................................................................................................25

Text components and pages.........................................................................................26

Editing picture components..........................................................................................26

Master components......................................................................................................26

Templates......................................................................................................................27

QuarkCopyDesk lightweight file format........................................................................27

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Articles and QuarkXPress..............................................................................................27

Working with articles............................................................................................29

Creating articles............................................................................................................30

Saving articles automatically.........................................................................................30

Saving articles as templates..........................................................................................31

Changing article setup..................................................................................................31

Working with components....................................................................................33

Creating components....................................................................................................33

Controlling component properties................................................................................33

Deleting components....................................................................................................33

Navigating among components....................................................................................33

Text and typography.......................................................................35

Editing text...........................................................................................................35

Importing and exporting text...............................................................................35

Import/export filters......................................................................................................36

Importing and exporting text with Unicode options.....................................................36

Finding and changing text....................................................................................37

Checking spelling..................................................................................................38

Auxiliary dictionaries.....................................................................................................40

Counting words and characters............................................................................40

Applying character attributes...............................................................................41

Applying a font..............................................................................................................41

Choosing a font size......................................................................................................42

Applying type styles......................................................................................................42

Applying color, shade, and opacity...............................................................................43

Applying horizontal or vertical scale.............................................................................43

Applying baseline shift..................................................................................................44

Applying multiple character attributes..........................................................................44

Applying paragraph attributes.............................................................................45

Controlling alignment...................................................................................................45

Controlling indentation.................................................................................................46

Controlling leading........................................................................................................47

Controlling space before and after paragraphs............................................................48

Setting tabs...................................................................................................................48

Controlling widow and orphan lines.............................................................................48

Controlling hyphenation and justification.............................................................49

Specifying hyphenation exceptions..............................................................................50

Using discretionary hyphens.........................................................................................50

Controlling kerning...............................................................................................50

Kerning manually...........................................................................................................50

Kerning automatically....................................................................................................51

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Controlling tracking..............................................................................................51

Tracking manually..........................................................................................................52

Working with style sheets....................................................................................52

Creating and editing paragraph style sheets................................................................52

Creating and editing character style sheets..................................................................55

Applying style sheets....................................................................................................57

Appending style sheets.................................................................................................57

Controlling font usage..........................................................................................57

Using text runaround............................................................................................58

Running text around pictures........................................................................................58

Fine-tuning a runaround path.......................................................................................60

Editing a runaround path..............................................................................................60

Working with text paths.......................................................................................61

Creating drop caps...............................................................................................61

Using anchored boxes...........................................................................................61

Working with OpenType fonts.............................................................................62

Applying OpenType styles............................................................................................62

Using ligatures...............................................................................................................64

Working with the Glyphs palette..........................................................................64

Displaying invisible characters..............................................................................66

Inserting special characters...................................................................................66

Inserting spaces.............................................................................................................66

Inserting other special characters..................................................................................66

Specifying character language..............................................................................66

Using font fallback................................................................................................66

Working with font mapping rules.........................................................................67

Working with hanging characters.........................................................................67

Creating hanging character classes...............................................................................69

Creating hanging character sets ..................................................................................70

Applying hanging character sets...................................................................................71

Color, opacity, and drop shadows..................................................72

Working with colors..............................................................................................72

The Colors palette.........................................................................................................72

The Colors dialog box...................................................................................................73

Creating a color.............................................................................................................73

Editing a color...............................................................................................................74

Duplicating a color........................................................................................................74

Deleting a color.............................................................................................................74

Importing colors from another article or project...........................................................75

Changing all instances of one color to another color...................................................75

Applying color and shade to text..................................................................................75

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Working with opacity............................................................................................75

Pictures...........................................................................................76

Understanding pictures.........................................................................................76

Supported picture file types.................................................................................77

Working with pictures...........................................................................................78

Importing a picture........................................................................................................78

Moving pictures.............................................................................................................78

Resizing pictures............................................................................................................78

Cropping pictures.........................................................................................................78

Rotating and skewing pictures......................................................................................79

Coloring and shading pictures......................................................................................79

Flipping pictures............................................................................................................79

Listing, verifying status of, and updating pictures.........................................................79

Specifying background colors for pictures....................................................................79

Maintaining picture attributes.......................................................................................80

Working with clipping paths.................................................................................80

Clipping path basics......................................................................................................80

Creating clipping paths.................................................................................................81

Using embedded clipping paths...................................................................................81

Working with alpha masks....................................................................................82

Working with PSD pictures...................................................................................83

Preparing PSD files........................................................................................................83

Working with PSD layers...............................................................................................83

Working with PSD channels...........................................................................................84

Working with PSD paths................................................................................................85

Printing with PSD Import...............................................................................................86

Using picture effects.............................................................................................86

Working with picture effects..........................................................................................86

Document construction...................................................................89

Working with lists.................................................................................................89

Preparing for lists...........................................................................................................89

Creating a list................................................................................................................90

Importing lists from another document.........................................................................90

Navigating with lists......................................................................................................90

Building lists..................................................................................................................91

Updating lists................................................................................................................91

Output.............................................................................................93

Printing an article..................................................................................................93

Updating picture paths..................................................................................................93

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Setting Print dialog box controls...................................................................................93

Print dialog box.............................................................................................................95

Exporting an article in PDF format.......................................................................97

Working with output styles..................................................................................98

Views.............................................................................................100

Switching between views...................................................................................100

Working in WYSIWYG view................................................................................100

Working in Galley view.......................................................................................101

Working in Full Screen view................................................................................102

Redline..........................................................................................104

Tracking changes................................................................................................104

Viewing tracked changes....................................................................................105

Accepting and rejecting changes........................................................................106

Notes.............................................................................................107

Creating notes....................................................................................................107

Working with notes............................................................................................108

Opening and closing notes.........................................................................................108

Showing and hiding notes...........................................................................................108

Deleting notes.............................................................................................................108

Converting between notes and text............................................................................109

Viewing notes by author, date, name, or color...........................................................109

Moving and resizing notes..........................................................................................109

Printing notes..............................................................................................................109

Notes in PDFs..............................................................................................................109

Working with multiple languages..................................................110

Applying a character language...........................................................................110

Changing the program language........................................................................111

XTensions software.......................................................................112

Working with XTensions modules.......................................................................112

Installing XTensions modules......................................................................................112

Enabling and disabling XTensions modules................................................................112

Working with XTensions sets.......................................................................................113

XTensions module overview...............................................................................113

Type Tricks..........................................................................................................114

Make Fraction..............................................................................................................115

Make Price...................................................................................................................115

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Word Space Tracking..................................................................................................115

Line Check...................................................................................................................116

Custom Underline.......................................................................................................116

DejaVu XTensions software................................................................................117

Multiple Article XTensions software...................................................................117

Installing Multiple Article XTensions software.............................................................117

Using Multiple Article XTensions software..................................................................118

Exporting articles.........................................................................................................119

QCDImportFilter XTensions software................................................................121

Word 6–2000 Filter.............................................................................................121

WordPerfect Filter .............................................................................................121

Output Enhancements...................................................................122

Output Profiles...................................................................................................122

Creating an Output Profile for a printer......................................................................122

Creating an Output Profile for PDF output.................................................................131

Creating an Output Profile for an article XML file.......................................................141

Executing an Output Profile........................................................................................147

Output Profile Groups........................................................................................148

Creating an Output Profile Group...............................................................................148

Executing an Output Profile Group.............................................................................150

Placeholders........................................................................................................151

Placeholder syntax......................................................................................................151

Getting a substring of a placeholder value.................................................................151

Formatting placeholder output...................................................................................153

Placeholder reference.................................................................................................153

Preferences...................................................................................156

Understanding preferences................................................................................156

What's in the QuarkCopyDesk preferences files.........................................................156

Changes to QuarkCopyDesk preferences...................................................................157

Application preferences......................................................................................158

Preferences — Application — General.......................................................................158

Preferences — Application — WYSIWYG View...........................................................158

Preferences — Application — Galley/FullScreen View...............................................158

Preferences — Application — Characteristics.............................................................159

Preferences — Application — Input Settings..............................................................160

Preferences — Application — Font Fallback...............................................................160

Preferences — Application — Undo...........................................................................161

Preferences — Application — Open and Save...........................................................161

Preferences — Application — XTensions Manager....................................................162

Preferences — Application — Fonts...........................................................................162

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Preferences — Application — File List........................................................................162

Preferences — Application — Default Path................................................................163

Preferences — Application — EPS..............................................................................163

Preferences — Application — Full Res Preview..........................................................163

Preferences — Application — Notes..........................................................................163

Preferences — Application — PSD Import..................................................................164

Preferences — Application — PDF.............................................................................164

Preferences — Application — Redline........................................................................164

Preferences — Application — SpellCheck..................................................................165

Preferences — Application — Fraction/Price..............................................................166

Article preferences.............................................................................................166

Preferences — Article — General...............................................................................166

Preferences — Print Layout/Default Article — General..............................................167

Preferences — Print Layout/Default Article — Measurements....................................167

Preferences — Print Layout/Default Article — Paragraph...........................................168

Preferences — Print Layout/Default Article — Character............................................169

Preferences — Print Layout/Default Article — Guides and Grid.................................170

Legal notices.................................................................................172

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About this guide

You do not need to read the QuarkCopyDesk® documentation from beginning to end.

Instead, use this guide to quickly look up information, find out what you need to know,

and get on with your work.

What we're assuming about you

In writing this guide, we assume that you are familiar with your computer and know how

to:

• Launch an application

• Open, save, and close files

• Use menus, dialog boxes, and palettes

• Work within a networked computing environment

• Use the mouse, keyboard commands, and modifier keys

Consult the documentation provided with your computer or other resources if you need

more information in any of these areas.

Where to go for help

If you're new to QuarkCopyDesk, or if you want to explore one of its other longstanding

features, consult the following resources:

• A Guide to QuarkCopyDesk

• QuarkCopyDesk Help

• Third-party books

• General books about desktop publishing

If your issues are at the system level — saving files, moving files, activating fonts, for

example — consult the documentation resources provided with your computer.

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Conventions

Formatting conventions highlight information to help you quickly find what you need.

• Bold type style: The names of all dialog boxes, fields, and other controls are set in bold

type. For example: "Click OK."

• References: In descriptions of features, parenthetical references guide you in accessing

those features. For example: "The Find/Change dialog box (Edit menu) lets you find and

replace text."

• Arrows: You will often see arrows (>), which map out the menu path to a feature. For

example: "Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the Style Sheets dialog box."

• Icons: Although many tools and buttons are referenced by name, which you can see by

displaying ToolTips, in some cases icons are shown for easy identification. For example,

"Click the button on the Measurements palette to center text."

• Cross-platform issues: This application is quite consistent across operating systems. However,

some labels, buttons, key combinations, and other aspects of the application must differ

between Mac OS® and Windows® because of user interface conventions or other factors.

In such cases, both the Mac OS and Windows versions are presented, separated by a slash,

with the Mac OS version presented first. For example, if the Mac OS version of a button

is labeled Select, and the Windows version is labeled Browse, you are directed to "Click

Select/Browse." More complex cross-platform differences are mentioned in notes or

parenthetical statements.

Technology note

Quark developed QuarkCopyDesk for Mac OS and Windows to give publishers control

over typography, color, and collaboration, particularly with content in QuarkXPress®

projects. In addition to unique typographic controls, QuarkCopyDesk offers comprehensive

font management with TrueType®, OpenType®, and Unicode® support. Designers can

use PANTONE® (the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®), Trumatch®, Focoltone®, DIC®,

and Toyo to add color to articles.

You can import files from applications such as Microsoft® Word, WordPerfect®, Adobe®

Illustrator®, and Adobe Photoshop®. You can output content as PostScript® or in PDF

format for Adobe Acrobat® Reader®. Using features such as Composition Zones®, you can

be sure that multiple people share specifications to produce consistent publications, even

while working on a single publication simultaneously.

The QuarkCopyDesk software architecture lets you and software developers expand

publishing capability. Through XTensions® software technology, third-party developers

can create custom modules for QuarkCopyDesk. QuarkXTensions® (Quark® XTensions

software) also provide a modular approach for meeting your particular publishing needs.

And if you can write AppleScript® scripts, you can use this scripting language from Apple®

to automate many QuarkCopyDesk activities.

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The user interface

Skimming through the QuarkCopyDesk user interface, you will find that many commands

are familiar or self-explanatory. Once you become familiar with QuarkCopyDesk menus

and dialog boxes, you will discover that keyboard commands and palettes offer convenient

access to features that you can also access through menus.

Menus

The topics below describe the menus and menu items available in QuarkCopyDesk.

QuarkCopyDesk menu (Mac OS only)

The QuarkCopyDesk menu is a part of QuarkCopyDesk for Mac OS X. This menu contains

the same commands as in the application menu for other Mac OS X applications — to

hide or show QuarkCopyDesk and other applications, to access preferences, and to quit

QuarkCopyDesk. This menu includes the following commands:

• About QuarkCopyDesk: Use this command to display information about QuarkCopyDesk

such as the version number.

• Edit License Code: Use this command to change the validation code of an installed copy

of QuarkCopyDesk. By changing this code, you can change a Test Drive version (formerly

called "evaluation copy") of QuarkCopyDesk into a fully functional version, change the

languages supported by the user interface, or change QuarkCopyDesk into a Plus edition.

• Transfer QuarkCopyDesk License: Use this command to deactivate QuarkCopyDesk on

one computer so that you can activate it on a different computer. Available only when

QuarkCopyDesk has been activated. This option displays only if you have installed with

a validation code that requires activation.

• Activate QuarkCopyDesk: Use this command to activate QuarkCopyDesk on your

computer. Available only when QuarkCopyDesk is running in demo mode. This option

displays only if you have installed with a validation code that requires activation.

• Preferences: Lets you modify default values and settings. For more information, see

"Preferences."

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• Quit QuarkCopyDesk: Exits the application.

File menu

The File menu enables you to manipulate electronic files in many ways, including the

ability to create, open, print, and save. This menu includes the following commands:

• New: Use the submenu to create an article.

• Open: Use this option to open article files.

• Close: Closes the active article.

• Save: Use this option to save the active article.

• Save As: Use this option to save a copy of the active article.

• Revert to Saved: Returns the active article to the state it was in when it was last saved.

• Import: Use this option to import text or a picture into a component. If you import text

into a picture component, the picture component changes to a text component. If you

import a picture into a text component, the component changes into a picture component.

• Save Text: Use this option to save the text of a text component in a text-based format

(such as Microsoft Word).

• Append: Use this option to append style sheets, colors, and a variety of other types of

resources from another file.

• PDF: Use this option to create a PDF from the active article (see "Exporting an article in PDF

format").

• Print: Use this option to print the active file (see "Printing an article").

• Output Profile Jobs: Use the options on this submenu to execute Output Profiles and

Output Profile Groups. For more information, see "Output Enhancements."

• Article Setup: Displays the Article Setup dialog box, which lets you set the page size and

orientation, control whether the article uses facing pages, and create and configure the

article's master components.

• Exit (Windows only) : Use this option to exit the application.

Edit menu

The Edit menu includes the following commands:

• Undo: Undoes the last action.

• Redo: Redoes an undone action.

• Cut: Cuts the selected content.

• Copy: Copies the selected content to the clipboard.

• Paste: Pastes the clipboard contents on the active page.

• Paste Without Formatting: Pastes the clipboard contents as plain text.

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• Clear/Delete: Deletes the active content.

• Select All: Selects all content in the active box or text path.

• Show Clipboard: Displays the contents of the clipboard.

• Find/Change: Displays the Find/Change palette, which you can use to find and change

text based on content, formatting, or both.

• Preferences (Windows only): Lets you modify default values and settings. For more

information, see "Preferences."

• Style Sheets: Lets you add, edit, and delete style sheet definitions. For more information,

see "Working with style sheets."

• Colors: Lets you add, edit, and delete color definitions. For more information, see "Working

with colors."

• H&Js: Lets you add, edit, and delete H&J (hyphenation and justification) definitions. H&Js

let you control how text breaks. For more information, see "Controlling hyphenation and

justification."

• Lists: Lets you add, edit, and delete list definitions. The Lists feature is a tool for

automatically generating tables of contents and other types of listed content. For more

information, see "Working with lists."

• Dashes and Stripes: Lets you add, edit, and delete custom line patterns.

• Hanging Characters: Lets you add, edit, and delete custom hanging character definitions.

For more information, see "Working with hanging characters."

• Output Styles: Lets you add, edit, and delete output style definitions. Output styles let

you easily switch between different sets of output options. For more information, see "

Working with output styles."

• Program Language (multi-language editions only): Lets you change the language of the user

interface.

• Note: Lets you insert, delete, and navigate between notes. For more information, see

"Notes."

• Output Profiles: Lets you add, edit, and delete Output Profiles. For more information, see

"Output Enhancements."

• Output Profile Groups: Lets you add, edit, and delete Output Profile Groups. For more

information, see "Output Enhancements."

• Underline Styles: Lets you access and modify underline styles.

Style menu

The Style menu changes depending on whether a text component or a picture component

is active.

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Style menu for text

The Style menu for text includes commands for specifying character attributes and

paragraph formats. This menu includes the following commands:

• Font: Lets you change the font of selected text.

• Size: Lets you change the size of selected text.

• Type Style: Lets you apply type styles such as bold, italic, and underline to selected text.

• Change Case: Lets you change case of selected text to uppercase, lower case, or title case.

• Color: Lets you change the color of selected text.

• Shade: Lets you set the tint of an applied color.

• Opacity: Lets you control the transparency of selected text.

• Horizontal/Vertical Scale: Lets you stretch selected text horizontally or vertically.

• Kern/Track: When the text insertion point is between two characters, Kern lets you control

the spacing between those characters. When text is selected, Track lets you control the

spacing between all selected characters.

• Baseline Shift: Lets you move selected text up or down in relation to the baseline without

changing line spacing.

• Character: Displays the Character Attributes dialog box, which lets you control every

aspect of character formatting for selected text.

• Character Style Sheets: Lets you apply character style sheets to selected text.

• Alignment: Lets you align active paragraphs to the left, right, or center. Also lets you

justify or force-justify selected paragraphs.

• Leading: Lets you change the line spacing of selected paragraphs.

• Formats: Displays the Paragraph Attributes dialog box, which lets you control every

aspect of paragraph formatting for selected text.

• Tabs: Lets you set tab stops for selected paragraphs.

• Rules: Lets you create automatic lines above and below selected paragraphs.

• Paragraph Style Sheets: Lets you apply paragraph style sheets to selected text.

• Update Style Sheet: Lets you update a character or paragraph style sheet definition based

on local changes to the applied style sheet.

• Flip Horizontal: Lets you flip selected text horizontally.

• Flip Vertical: Lets you flip selected text vertically.

• Underline Styles: Lets you modify and apply an underline style to selected text.

Style menu for pictures

The Style menu for pictures includes commands for formatting and editing pictures. This

menu includes the following commands:

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• Picture: Displays the Modify dialog box, which lets you control a variety of picture

attributes. For more information, see "Working with pictures."

• Invert/Negative: Applies a negative or inverse effect to a selected picture. The command

name is Negative when you select a CMYK picture.

• Scale Picture: Lets you change the scale of a picture within a picture component.

• Rotate Picture: Lets you rotate a picture within a picture component.

• Flip Horizontal: Flips the selected picture horizontally.

• Flip Vertical: Flips the selected picture vertically.

• Center Picture: Centers the selected picture in its picture box.

• Stretch Picture To Fill Box: Reduces or enlarges the selected picture horizontally and

vertically to fill its picture box.

• Scale Picture To Box: Reduces or enlarges the selected picture proportionately to fill its

picture box.

• Reset Picture: Resets the picture in the active picture component to its default scale, skew,

and rotation.

• Picture Effects: Displays a submenu that lets you apply picture adjustments and filters to

the selected picture.

• Halftone: Lets you apply a halftone screen pattern to a selected grayscale picture.

Component menu

The Component menu includes commands for adding, deleting, and modifying article

components. This menu includes the following commands:

• New: Lets you add a component to the active article.

• Properties: Lets you control the properties of the active component, including the

component's name.

• Delete: Lets you delete the active component from the active article.

• Expand All: In Galley view and Full Screen view, expands all components in the active

article.

• Collapse All: In Galley view and Full Screen view, collapses all components in the active

article.

In addition, this menu includes an item for every component in the active article. You

can use these menu items to easily switch between components when in WYSIWYG view.

View menu

The View menu gives you options for viewing articles. This menu includes the following

commands:

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• WYSIWYG: Lets you switch to the WYSIWYG view mode. This view mode is useful for

viewing the page as it will appear at output. Options on this submenu let you choose a

magnification at which to view the article.

• Galley View: Lets you switch to the Galley view mode. This view mode is useful for editing

text and checking line breaks.

• Full Screen View: Lets you switch to the Full Screen view mode. This view mode is

optimized for editing text.

• Page: The options on this submenu let you navigate between pages in the active article.

• Guides: Displays or hides page guides.

• Page Grids: Displays nonprinting gridlines applied to pages.

• Text Box Grids: Displays nonprinting gridlines applied to text boxes.

• Invisibles: Displays or hides invisible characters.

• Show Notes/Hide Notes: Displays and hides notes.

• Spread Picture: Displays or hides page elements (such as pictures or lines) for an active

article in WYSIWYG view when the article includes page pictures.

• Full Res Previews: Displays full-resolution pictures on screen using the picture files' full

resolution. You can scale or magnify image without pixilation.

Utilities menu

The Utilities menu includes the following commands:

• Check Spelling: Use the submenu to display the Check Spelling palette to check the

spelling of a word, a selection of text, a component, or an article.

• Auxiliary Dictionary: Lets you specify an auxiliary dictionary for use in spell checking.

• Edit Auxiliary: Lets you edit the auxiliary dictionary associated with the active layout.

• Word And Character Count: Displays the Word and Character Count dialog box.

• Insert Character: Lets you easily insert special characters, including special breaking and

nonbreaking spaces.

• Suggested Hyphenation: Displays the suggested hyphenation for the word containing

the text insertion point.

• Hyphenation Exceptions: Lets you specify whether and how particular words should be

hyphenated in the active article.

• Usage: Lets you view and update the usage of fonts, pictures, QuarkVista effects, and

Composition Zones that are linked to external data sources.

• XTensions Manager: Lets you control which XTensions modules are loaded when the

application is launched.

• Font Mapping: Lets you create and edit rules for substituting a new font for a font that is

requested by a project but which is not installed on your computer.

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• Component Status: Lets you view the status of required software components.

• PPD Manager: Lets you control which PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) are loaded

in the Print dialog box.

• Convert Project Language: Lets you convert all of the characters in the active article that

use a particular character language to a different character language.

• Redline: Use the submenu to turn automatic tracking and highlighting on and off. You

can also use this submenu to display the Redline palette.

• Remove Manual Kerning: Lets you remove all manual kerning applied between characters,

or remove kerning from a kerning pair.

• Line Check: Displays a submenu that lets you find widows, orphans, loosely justified

lines, lines that end with a hyphen, and overflow situations.

• Convert Old Underlines: Converts all underlines in the active text chain from

QuarkXPress 3.x (Stars & Stripes) format to Type Tricks format.

• Check Out License/Check In License: Displays only if you have installed the application

for use with Quark License Administrator (QLA). Lets you check licenses in and out.

Window menu

The Window menu enables you to control the on-screen display of open windows and

palettes. This menu includes the following commands:

• New Window: Displays the active project in a new window. You can then view different

parts of the project in each window.

• Split Window: Splits the project window into two parts. You can then view different parts

of the project in each part of the window.

• Bring All to Front (Mac OS only): Positions and displays all open windows.

• Tile (Mac OS only): Tiles all open windows horizontally to fit on the screen.

• Tile Horizontally (Windows only): Tiles all open windows horizontally to fit on the screen.

• Stack (Mac OS only): Layers multiple open projects so just a portion of each project's menu

bar displays.

• Tile Vertically (Windows only): Tiles all open windows vertically to fit on the screen.

• Measurements: Displays and hides the Measurements palette.

• Style Sheets: Displays and hides the Style Sheets palette.

• Colors: Displays and hides the Colors palette.

• Lists: Displays and hides the Lists palette.

• Redline: Displays and hides the Redline palette.

• Glyphs: Displays and hides the Glyphs palette.

• Picture Effects: Displays and hides the Picture Effects palette.

• PSD Import: Displays and hides the PSD Import palette.

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• Palette Sets: Use the submenu to store and recall arrangements of palettes.

In addition, this menu includes an item for every open window. You can use these menu

items to easily switch between windows.

Context menus

QuarkCopyDesk offers a wide variety of functionality through context menus. To display

a context menu, Control+click (Mac OS) or right-click in text, on a picture, or on a palette.

Palettes

To open or display a palette, check the palette name in the Window menu.

To close an open palette, click the close box in the upper-left corner of the palette, uncheck

the palette name in the Window menu, or use the appropriate keyboard equivalent.

Measurements palette

You can use the Measurements palette to access many of the commands available through

dialog boxes.

The controls available on this palette change depending on what kind of item is selected

in the layout. When a text component with corresponding geometry is selected, the

Measurements palette lets you format text and see whether the text in the component is

overset, is underset, or fits.

This version of the Measurements palette displays when a text component is active.

When a picture component is selected, the Measurements palette lets you view and control

the quality of the picture; flip, rotate, and scale the picture; show or hide an alpha mask

stored in the picture file; and tweak the picture's clipping path.

This version of the Measurements palette displays when a picture component is active.

Both versions of the palette let you switch among Full Screen, Galley, and WYSIWYG view

using the buttons on the left end.

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Style Sheets palette

The Style Sheets palette (Window > Show Style Sheets) enables you to apply character

and paragraph style sheets by clicking style sheet names. The buttons at the top of each

section of this palette let you create, edit, duplicate, update, and delete style sheets.

A plus sign next to a style sheet indicates that local formatting has been applied.

The Style Sheets palette lets you view and apply paragraph and character style sheets.

Colors palette

The Colors palette lets you view and apply colors defined in the active article. The buttons

at the top of this palette let you create, edit, and delete colors.

Users create colors through the Colors dialog box (Edit > Colors). For more information,

see "Working with colors."

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The Colors palette lets you view and apply colors.

Lists palette

The Lists palette helps you view and generate lists. This feature is useful for creating things

like tables of contents. You can create lists in the Lists dialog box (Edit > Lists).

The List Name drop-down menu lets you choose from among the lists defined in the

active project and the Update button lets you refresh the list currently displayed in the

palette.

The Find button enables you to locate items in the Lists palette. You can also navigate to

a word or heading by simply double-clicking it in the palette.

The Build button lets you insert the active list into the active text chain. If the list already

exists in the story, you can update it rather than inserting another copy. The Format As

style sheets for the list are applied automatically.

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